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Taxes on salt and fat being considered
Taxes on salt and fat being considered
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Finance is studying the feasibility of imposing taxes on products containing salt and fat as a preventive health measure.
Green tax unlikely to impact Thai tourism
Green tax unlikely to impact Thai tourism
BANGKOK: The environmental charge on airfares adopted by many airlines in Europe should not affect long-haul markets as passengers are still willing to pay for necessary adjustments.
Tariffs likely if Trump wins, warn experts
Tariffs likely if Trump wins, warn experts
BANGKOK: The business and academic sectors can foresee scenarios in which the result of today’s (Nov 5) United States presidential election between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump could create both risks and opportunities for Thailand.
Pyramid scheme charges added to multi-billion-baht iCon Group case
Pyramid scheme charges added to multi-billion-baht iCon Group case
BANGKOK: The Department of Special Investigation is listing the suspects who will additionally face fraudulent borrowing, aka pyramid scheme, charges in The iCon Group direct marketing case.
Visitors from China, Japan return slowly after pandemic
Visitors from China, Japan return slowly after pandemic
BANGKOK: The tourism industry will continue to struggle with the Northeast Asian market this year, as Chinese and Japanese visitors have not fully returned since the pandemic, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Bangkok to enact new pet policy
Bangkok to enact new pet policy
BANGKOK: The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will implement a new policy to regulate the number of domesticated cats and dogs in the city.
Ministry predicts 2.7% growth this year
Ministry predicts 2.7% growth this year
BANGKOK: The Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) forecasts Thai GDP growth of 2.7% this year and 3% in 2025.
Government targets 5mn workers to be reskilled
Government targets 5mn workers to be reskilled
BANGKOK: The Department of Skill Development (DSD) plans to upskill and reskill more than five million Thai workers in 2025 with a special focus on digital technology to support industrial growth, says a senior labour official.
DES Ministry unveils latest GenAI guidelines
DES Ministry unveils latest GenAI guidelines
BANGKOK: The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has launched the latest version of its generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) governance guidelines for executives and enterprises.
Migrant decision stirs fury
Migrant decision stirs fury
BANGKOK: The government has defended its decision to grant Thai citizenship to migrants and members of ethnic minorities, saying the policy is in line with the law.
FAT wins Diamond Award in AFC gala
FAT wins Diamond Award in AFC gala
FOOTBALL: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) claimed the Asian Football Confederation's Member Association of the Year Diamond Award at an annual gala of the regional body held in Seoul on Tuesday night.
Public input sought on education bill
Public input sought on education bill
BANGKOK: The People’s Party (PP) plans to gather public opinions on its proposed national education bill during the current parliamentary recess.
Phuket doctor to appeal Swiss case
Phuket doctor to appeal Swiss case
PHUKET: The lawyer of the woman doctor who claimed she was kicked in the back by a Swiss man while she was sitting in front of his villa in Phuket in February has appealed against the court's decision to dismiss the case.
Tak Bai massacre defendant back at work after case expired
Tak Bai massacre defendant back at work after case expired
BANGKOK: A local official accused over the mass deaths at the Tak Bai rally has returned to work now the statute of limitations in the case has expired, and not one of the defendants stood trial.
Bumper year expected for Phuket tourism
Bumper year expected for Phuket tourism
BANGKOK: Tourism revenue in Phuket this year is likely to exceed the total in 2019, with almost as many visitors as in the year before the COVID pandemic, according to Phuket Tourist Association.President Thaneth Tantipiriyakit.
Polluting trucks to be banned from nine Bangkok districts
Polluting trucks to be banned from nine Bangkok districts
BANGKOK: Nine districts in Bangkok will be designated as low-emission zones next year, with polluting trucks having six wheels or more to be banned from entering when fine dust particles reach hazardous levels.
Police send huge iCon fraud case to DSI
Police send huge iCon fraud case to DSI
BANGKOK: Police handed The iCon Group case file to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Monday (Oct 28) so it can be treated as a special case.
New Phuket direct flights to bring more Kazakh tourists
New Phuket direct flights to bring more Kazakh tourists
PHUKET: Phuket is looking to an increase in tourists from Kazakhstan following the start of direct flights to and from the central asian country's remote capital, Astana. 
No more boarding passes: facial recognition to start in 6 Thai airports
No more boarding passes: facial recognition to start in 6 Thai airports
BANGKOK: An automated biometric identification system using facial recognition technology will be implemented in six Thai airports later this year to let passengers show their physical ID only once.
Court declares end of Tak Bai massacre case after defendants’ no-show
Court declares end of Tak Bai massacre case after defendants’ no-show
BANGKOK: The Tak Bai massacre case is officially over, according to a court announcement yesterday (Oct 28), after all seven defendants failed to report to the judges by the stipulated deadline.